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20.1 <tt class="module">Tkinter</tt> --
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The <tt class="module">Tkinter</tt> module (``Tk interface'') is the standard Python
interface to the Tk GUI toolkit.  Both Tk and <tt class="module">Tkinter</tt> are
available on most <span class="Unix">Unix</span> platforms, as well as on Windows and
Macintosh systems.  (Tk itself is not part of Python; it is maintained
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    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.python.org/topics/tkinter/"
        >Python Tkinter Resources</a></em></dt>
    <dd>The Python Tkinter Topic Guide provides a great
            deal of information on using Tk from Python and links to
            other sources of information on Tk.</dd>
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    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.pythonware.com/library/an-introduction-to-tkinter.htm"
        >An Introduction to Tkinter</a></em></dt>
    <dd>Fredrik Lundh's on-line reference material.</dd>
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    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/lang.html"
        >Tkinter reference: a GUI for Python</a></em></dt>
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    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://jtkinter.sourceforge.net"
        >Tkinter for JPython</a></em></dt>
    <dd>The Jython interface to Tkinter.</dd>
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    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1884777813"
        >Python and Tkinter Programming</a></em></dt>
    <dd>The book by John Grayson (ISBN 1-884777-81-3).</dd>
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